People got out of the vehicle and continued walking ahead.
By now, the direction of Snow Mountain Valley could vaguely be discerned.
Due to the geographic location,
winter days here were exceptionally short.
The sun had already set behind the mountains at this moment.
But the sky had not turned completely dark yet.
Therefore, the group hastened their pace.
They had not expected the seemingly frail girl to match their speed.
They thought Gu Qiaoqiao would slow them down, but seeing her put them at ease.
Finally, they entered the valley.
The peaks were high here, and on the mountains, as well as the ground, grew tall Korean pines.
The snow on the ground reached one person deep in some places,
and up to the knee in others.
Every step was a struggle.
This valley was desolate and uninhabited.
Even hunters wouldn’t venture here.
The wind began to pick up at this time.
Gu Qiaoqiao could barely make out a helicopter circling in the sky ahead.
Presumably, it was also searching for Qin Yize.
the initially light wind started to intensify.
It swept up the snow on the ground with abandon.
Suddenly, the visibility dropped significantly.
Gu Qiaoqiao stood on the snowy ground,
closed her eyes, and focused intently on sensing Qin Yize’s direction.
She had already cut a small slit in her fingertip with a knife.
Because only in this way could she feel Qin Yize’s position.
After all, aside from Fingertip Blood, they had no blood relation.
So this was the only method she had.
The wind was getting stronger.
The swirling snow became thicker.
When Gu Qiaoqiao opened her eyes, she suddenly realized that the people who had come with her had all disappeared.
This place was not an open field.
Where there were mountains, there were naturally shrubs and forests...
Gu Qiaoqiao turned her head to look around.
In her mind, she could no longer find the way they had come in.
Moreover, it seemed all places looked exactly the same.
But Gu Qiaoqiao no longer had time to think about these things.
If they were scattered, so be it.
At least upon entering the mountains, the team leader had given her signal flares and other equipment.
The terrain was so complex here, they must have been prepared for the possibility of separation.
Gu Qiaoqiao couldn’t feel Qin Yize’s presence in this location.
She thought, it must be because she was far from Qin Yize’s location.
But where should she go?
At this moment, Gu Qiaoqiao’s heart thudded loudly.
She tried hard not to think of any dreadful scenarios.
The wind blew Gu Qiaoqiao to and fro.
She quickly struggled to take a dozen steps forward, then leaned against a large tree for shelter.
This felt somewhat better.
Then Gu Qiaoqiao closed her eyes again, trying to sense again.
Suddenly, her eyes widened in surprise.
She sensed an extremely faint, extremely weak trace of Qin Yize’s presence!
As long as he was alive, nothing else was a problem.
Gu Qiaoqiao staggered toward the direction she had sensed.
But the terrain here was extremely difficult to navigate.
Gu Qiaoqiao moved with a mix of tumbling and crawling.
At times, she would step into a snow hole nearly as deep as a person.
The depth of the snow reached up to her neck.
Luckily, Gu Qiaoqiao possessed unique strength.
Otherwise, she might not have made it looking for Qin Yize, let alone survive this terrain herself.
By now, the sky was growing darker.
It had been four days and three nights since Qin Yize had gone missing.